George Whitfield Jack, Jr. | |
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Born |
Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana, USA |
July 10, 1906
Died | April 23, 1989 Shreveport, Louisiana |
(aged 82)
Resting place | Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport |
Alma mater |
Centenary College of Louisiana |
Occupation |
Lawyer |
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse(s) |
(1) Frances Rand Jack (married 1936-1974, her death) |
Children |
Whitfield Jack, Jr. |
Parent(s) | Emily Roberta Pegues Jack |
Relatives |
Wellborn Jack (brother) |
Centenary College of Louisiana
United States Military Academy
Tulane University Law School
Lawyer
United States Army Colonel (World War II)
(1) Frances Rand Jack (married 1936-1974, her death)
Whitfield Jack, Jr.
Rand F. Jack
Wellborn Jack (brother)
George Whitfield Jack, Jr., known as Whitfield Jack or Whit Jack (July 10, 1906 – April 23, 1989), was a United States Army colonel in World War II, a major general of the United States Army Reserve, and a prominent attorney in his native Shreveport, Louisiana.
Jack's father, George W. Jack, a native of , Louisiana, was from 1917 to 1924 a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana; his brother, Wellborn Jack, was from 1940 to 1964 a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. In World War II, Jack was a G-2 Intelligence Officer on the staff of General Matthew B. Ridgway. From 1952 to 1960, he was the commander of the 75th Infantry Division of the United States Army Reserve.